Parliamentary questions

Road Network

Joe McHugh

131. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his engagement at the North-South Ministerial Council in respect of the A5 carriageway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40438/13]

Cycling Facilities

Joe McHugh

134. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views regarding developing a cross-Border greenway; his plans for greenway developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40439/13]

North-South Implementation Bodies

Joe McHugh

158. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the formal mechanisms that are in place for facilitating formal engagements between local authority managers and their equivalent counterparts in Northern Ireland; if there is a strategic planning unit in the North-South Ministerial Council to consider integrated joined-up thinking in education, transport, and public health provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40799/13]

EU Presidency Issues

Joe McHugh

178. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will update Dáil Éireann on the European Council's deliberations in 2013 on the principle of subsidiarity that underpins the European Union; if he will refer in this regard to developments that occurred during Ireland's Presidency of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30048/13]

Undocumented Irish in the USA

Joe McHugh

179. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will update Dáil Éireann on his recent work engaging with political leaders in the USA regarding Irish citizens who live in that country without documentation. [30046/13]

Northern Ireland Issues

Joe McHugh

4. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Taoiseach if he has discussed with the British Prime Minister this summer's Northern Ireland stimulus package as announced by the British Government; if the Irish Government will measure the impact of the Northern stimulus package on the Border counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39052/13]

Northern Ireland Issues

Joe McHugh

5. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Taoiseach if he has discussed with the British Prime Minister this summer's Northern Ireland stimulus package as announced by the British Government; if the Irish Government will consider the package with reference to Strand II of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39053/13]

Fishing Industry Development

Joe McHugh

70. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his efforts to support the fishing industry in Area VIa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39148/13]

Aquaculture Licences Applications

Joe McHugh

76. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the proposal by An Bord Iascaigh Mhara for development of deep-sea fish farms off the Atlantic coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39149/13]

Vehicle Registration

Joe McHugh

146. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance in view of the registrations of just 126 motor homes here in 2013 compared with 1014 in 2009 and 880 in 2010, if he will review the performance of the sector with reference to price elasticity of demand and cross-price easticities as well as income factors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36855/13]

Commonage Framework Plans

Joe McHugh

1165. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of commonages in County Donegal and his views on those properties in view of the report on the review of commonage lands and framework management plans. [37044/13]

Vehicle Registration Issues

Joe McHugh

73. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the numbers of new motor-homes that have been registered in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; if he will consider reviewing the decision by the previous Government to introduce VRT in respect of motor-homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34017/13]

Sunbed Usage

Joe McHugh

244. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health his views on the decision in July 2009 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer to place sunbeds in the highest cancer risk category and its rating of sunbeds as carcinogenic together with tobacco and plutonium; if plans are being developed to regulate sunbeds here; the increase in incidence of skin cancer here that has been observed between 1994 and 2010; when the relevant legislation will be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34080/13]

Human Rights Issues

Joe McHugh

65. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the position of Falun Gong practitioners in Chinese society. [33808/13]

Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility

Joe McHugh

74. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will acknowledge the importance of farm assist as a dependency support for many farm families in rural Ireland; if she will commit to fully reviewing the scheme ahead of budget 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32897/13]

Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility

Joe McHugh

107. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the farm assist scheme; if she will acknowledge its importance as a dependency support for many farm families in rural Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32898/13]

Disability Support Services Provision

Joe McHugh

537. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if his Department is engaging in pre-budget discussions with a view to protecting existing services for personal assistance services to persons with disabilities. [33351/13]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Joe McHugh

126. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the rationale underpinning the €54,000 threshold that applies for parents who support four children attending third level; his views on the case of a married couple who spend 40% of net household income on supporting four children who attend university; if he will identify the person or office with managerial responsibility within the Civil Service for reviewing this threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32776/13]

Broadband Services Provision

Joe McHugh

165. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with reference to the announcement on 1 July 2013 of a plan to map broadband services across the country with a view to establishing comprehensive connectivity by 2015, if he will describe the methodology that will underpin this mapping exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32787/13]

Air Ambulance Service Provision

Joe McHugh

269. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on the proposal to establish co-operation between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the provision of an air ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32790/13]

Third Level Participation

Joe McHugh

49. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on whether third level institutions need to be more ambitious in opening up undergraduate programmes to Northern Ireland residents; if he is concerned about the insubstantial increase in the numbers of third level students here who are from Northern Ireland compared proportionately with 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32012/13]

Departmental Submissions

Joe McHugh

57. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will update Dáil Éireann on his Department's review of submissions that may have been received from organisations which represent minority denominational schools in rural areas; if he will acknowledge the roles that such schools play in the preservation of traditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32013/13]

Banking Sector Staff Issues

Joe McHugh

70. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if officials who were employed in banks that received bailout and contingency funding from the Central Bank and other State institutions, were bound by the code of the Civil Service that relates to the achievement of an excellent service for Government and the other institutions of the State as well as for the public as citizens and users of public services, based on principles of integrity, impartiality, effectiveness, equity and accountability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32331/13]

Banking Sector Staff Issues

Joe McHugh

145. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if officials who were employed in banks that received bailout and contingency funding from the Central Bank and other State institutions, were bound by the code of the Civil Service that relates to the achievement of an excellent service for Government and the other institutions of the State as well as for the public as citizens and users of public services, based on principles of integrity, impartiality, effectiveness, equity and accountability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32332/13]

Human Trafficking

Joe McHugh

193. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will update Dáil Éireann on European Council dialogue in respect of trafficking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32541/13]

Missing Children

Joe McHugh

201. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will update Dáil Éireann as to recent EU dialogue about Finland's position on the EU missing children help line; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32541/13]

Corporation Tax

Joe McHugh

134. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will give an update on his response to the proposed reduction to 12.5% of Northern Ireland's corporation tax rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24138/13]

Bank Codes of Conduct

Joe McHugh

176. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the code of conduct on mortgage arrears for the credit and insurance undertakings to establish bank processes in respect of possessing homes and debt collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31514/13]

Mortgage Arrears Rate

Joe McHugh

177. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance his views on long-term mortgage arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31515/13]

Money Laundering

Joe McHugh

239. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will update Dáil Éireann on the requirement for application of anti-money laundering requirements on the purchase of prize bonds over €25 in value; and if he will engage with the Irish Postmasters' Union on this issue. [31820/13]

Broadband Services Speeds

Joe McHugh

486. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will review broadband retention figures that were established with 3, 3.6mbps max on a ratio of 48:1; if he sees an opportunity in taking more bandwidth from a satellite company (details supplied); his views on a person's recent test results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32171/13]

Tourism Promotion

Joe McHugh

29. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on tourism performance to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30957/13]

Semi-State Bodies Dividends

Joe McHugh

38. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide detail of his efforts to ensure that all commercial semi-State companies under his Department's remit pay dividends to the Exchequer; the importance of such dividends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30958/13]

Health Services Issues

Joe McHugh

270. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the State's services for sufferers of vasculitis; if his Department acknowledges potential improvements in pertinent medical research and medical resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31407/13]

Health Services Issues

Joe McHugh

273. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will consider establishing a registry of vasculitis sufferers in this State or alternatively a North-South registry that would facilitate development of relevant non-statutory support groups and would enable sufferers to work together to establish commonly beneficial resources; if he will raise this matter at an upcoming meeting of the North-South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31410/13]

Corporation Tax

Joe McHugh

29. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will update Dáil Éireann on his Department's recent engagements in the USA in respect of promotion of Ireland's corporation taxation structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30490/13]

Corporation Tax

Joe McHugh

30. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will update Dáil Éireann on the response of his Department to recent commentary in the United States of America regarding Ireland's corporate tax regime. [30489/13]

School Staffing

Joe McHugh

99. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address concerns regarding working hours that are spent by resource teachers in travelling between schools; if he will review inefficiencies that arise; if he will consider this specifically with reference to a geographical area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30888/13]

Northern Ireland Issues

Joe McHugh

1. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Taoiseach if he will outline his support for developing the all-island economy and for collaboration in the provision of public services on this island; if he will update Dáil Éireann on his most recent dialogue with British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, in this regard; the issues that arose in his most recent relevant discussions as Head of the Irish Government with the Northern Ireland First and Deputy First Ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23666/13]

Northern Ireland Issues

Joe McHugh

23. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Taoiseach if he will update Dáil Éireann on his most recent discussions as Head of Government with the British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron, in respect of Great Britain's role in the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30045/13]

Northern Ireland Issues

Joe McHugh

24. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Taoiseach if he will update Dáil Éireann on his most recent engagements as Head of Government with the leader of the British Government, Mr. Cameron, in respect of the all-island economy, pursuant to Strand II of the Good Friday Agreement. [30047/13]

Diabetes Strategy

Joe McHugh

120. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on proposals to improve paediatric diabetes nursing supports in the north west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30020/13]

Hospital Services

Joe McHugh

141. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on his Department's review of proposals to establish a North-South deep brain stimulation service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30021/13]

Student Support Schemes Issues

Joe McHugh

297. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will explain the student financial options available to students of higher diplomas in education, who qualified for such diploma via completion of courses at the same FETAC level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30716/13]

Departmental Appointments

Joe McHugh

308. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the percentage take-up by graduates of the summer work scheme in the Civil Service; the percentage of college undergraduates who have taken up same; the percentage of retired persons who have come off the live register to participate in such schemes; the percentage of participants who are in another category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30280/13]

Bus Éireann Services

Joe McHugh

656. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the provision of full wheelchair accessible transport by semi-State companies on intercity routes on this island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30296/13]

Aquaculture Development

Joe McHugh

22. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to develop aquaculture sites in the deep sea off the country's Atlantic coast. [29224/13]

Fish Exports

Joe McHugh

63. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding Irish seafood exports to Asia; and his plans for expanding the size of Ireland's market share. [29225/13]

Tax Reliefs Availability

Joe McHugh

98. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the tax arrangements that apply in respect of the transfer of family farmlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29219/13]

Special Educational Needs Services Provision

Joe McHugh

115. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will update Dáil Éireann on his Department's consideration of requests that children with Down's syndrome be allocated maximum resource hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28726/13]

Special Educational Needs Services Provision

Joe McHugh

116. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will update Dáil Éireann on his Department's continuing review of special education circular 02/05; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28727/13]

Student Support Schemes Issues

Joe McHugh

123. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will advise Irish families who support third level students of the financial supports available where reckonable household incomes exceed €44,000. [28793/13]

Farm Assist Scheme Payments

Joe McHugh

212. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her Department's consideration of concerns regarding changes to farm assist payments that have been conveyed to her Department in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28761/13]

Foreshore Issues

Joe McHugh

295. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action being taken in respect of removal of materials from the bed of a tidal area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28773/13]

Foreshore Issues

Joe McHugh

296. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action being taken by National Parks and Wildlife in respect of removal of materials from the bed of a tidal area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28775/13]

Unfinished Housing Developments

Joe McHugh

305. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a company's declaration of intent to cut off power to a pumping station in a housing estate (details supplied) in County Donegal where the relevant developer has entered liquidation and refuses to pay further electricity bills; if a request has been made by the developer or Donegal County Council to have the estate taken in charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28652/13]

Care of the Elderly Provision

Joe McHugh

215. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will review a submission that articulates the local views of a critically important sector in health care services here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28544/13]

Care of the Elderly Provision

Joe McHugh

216. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will review a submission that articulates the national views of a critically important sector in health care services here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28545/13]

Exchequer Returns

Joe McHugh

166. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance the amounts of value added tax returns and PRSI returns that were lost due to liquidations in the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [26856/13]

Aquaculture Licences Applications

Joe McHugh

796. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will update Dáil Éireann on the proposal to develop deep sea fish farms, prospective sites for which have been approved by the Marine Institute and Bord Iascaigh Mhara; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26986/13]

Haulage Industry

Joe McHugh

1064. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of registered hauliers in the State in 2013; if he will list the relevant numbers for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; the numbers of haulier companies that have entered liquidation in the same periods; the numbers of new haulier companies that have registered in those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26855/13]

Student Support Schemes

Joe McHugh

38. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider engagement with the Department of Education and Skills and with the Northern Ireland Executive in respect of supports for students domiciled in the Republic of Ireland who are engaged in part-time studies in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25636/13]

Social Welfare Fraud Cost

Joe McHugh

46. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection the savings that were made in fraud detection in 2012; the way this figure compares with 2011; the savings that were made through fraud detection in Q1 2013 and the way this figure compares with Q1 2012 and with Q1 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25637/13]

Broadband Service Speeds

Joe McHugh

158. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on broadband speeds that may be observed when 48 people or more are on line at once via a service that is part of the national broadband scheme, where there is a download of minimum of 3.6mb with a contention of 48:1; if he will address this matter generally with the management of the national broadband scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26043/13]

Services for People with Disabilities

Joe McHugh

213. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health with reference to transition of children with intellectual disabilities into mainstream pre-school settings, if he will conduct a review on a case-by-case basis of pertinent decisions that impact directly on specific special needs pre-schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26089/13]

Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements

Joe McHugh

59. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline his objectives for increasing the number of Northern Ireland students attending third level here; the percentages of third level students here who are citizens of Northern Ireland per annum since 2005; if there is scope for increasing the compatibility of the CAO system and the UCAS system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25206/13]

Student Grant Scheme Administration

Joe McHugh

111. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills the additional resources that will be available to Student Universal Support Ireland in the 2013-2014 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25207/13]

Humanitarian Aid

Joe McHugh

127. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will update Dáil Éireann on his response to the recent tornado in Oklahoma; if he will describe the international efforts of support to which the Irish State is party; if he will offer to provide temporary accommodation to affected US families and temporary educational support to the children of affected families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25368/13]

Insurance Coverage

Joe McHugh

167. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance following the commencement date, if he will consider establishing mandatory furnishing of fire and accidental damage insurance policies prior to commencement of private construction contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25411/13]

Teacher Redeployment

Joe McHugh

248. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider a submission (details supplied) by a teacher; if he recognises this teacher's contribution to education; if he will address this teacher's specific concerns; and his views regarding the general issues that are addressed in the submission. [25381/13]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Joe McHugh

249. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to establish a consultative process with parents of children with Down's syndrome in mainstream education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25407/13]

Bullying in Schools

Joe McHugh

250. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider incorporating literature (details supplied) related to bullying in the revised junior certificate syllabus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25414/13]

Building Regulations Application

Joe McHugh

455. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government following the commencement date, if he will consider establishing mandatory furnishing of fire and accidental damage insurance policies prior to commencement of private construction contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25412/13]

Proposed Legislation

Joe McHugh

528. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views of the mis-selling of payment protection insurance and linked products by all lenders; if he will consider moving the statute of limitations that applies in this respect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25558/13]

Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale

Joe McHugh

565. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on proposed changes to the ownership of Coillte. [25426/13]

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Joe McHugh

615. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health with reference to envisaged amalgamations within education, specifically with reference to children who have special educational needs, if he will respond to the concerns expressed in a submission from a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25406/13]

Health Services Provision

Joe McHugh

625. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health his view of Landau-Kleffner syndrome; if he will outline pertinent familial supports which are recognised by the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25121/13]

Hospital Services

Joe McHugh

681. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will update Dáil Éireann on the proposed single all-island paediatric cardiac surgical service that may be provided from Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Dublin with support from the Royal Victoria Hospital for Sick Children in Belfast; if he will describe funding arrangements that may underpin a new service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25783/13]

Proposed Legislation

Joe McHugh

692. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he proposes that the EC patient mobility directive will be transposed into Irish law this year by primary legislation or by statutory instrument; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25895/13]

Road Network

Joe McHugh

728. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding an application by Donegal County Council for funding to develop a new bridge at Cockhill, Buncrana, County Donegal; if he recognises the critical importance of this structure to the Inishowen peninsula; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25885/13]

Hospital Services

Joe McHugh

222. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health when a service (details supplied) will commence at Letterkenny Regional Hospital, County Donegal [24977/13]

Industrial Development

Joe McHugh

18. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will give an update on his Department's engagements with the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland in respect of economic development of the north-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24139/13]

Adoption Services Provision

Joe McHugh

242. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her policy for regulation of adoption has changed since 2011; if she will consider amending section 63 of the Adoption Act 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24536/13]

Corporation Tax

Joe McHugh

114. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance with reference to the effective rate of Irish corporation tax, if he will outline his strategy for simplifying the administrative burden that applies to achieving corporate rate compliance; if he will provide Dáil Éireann with up-to-date comparative figures for the numbers of days it takes companies based here to achieve this compliance compared with other countries in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23753/13]

Mortgage Arrears Proposals

Joe McHugh

122. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will will update Dáil Éireann on his strategy for supporting homeowners in mortgage difficulty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23752/13]

Financial Services Regulation

Joe McHugh

187. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline his views of mis-selling of payment protection insurance and linked products by all lenders (details supplied); if he will consider moving the statute of limitations that applies in this respect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24077/13]

School Enrolments

Joe McHugh

327. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review a submission regarding a school that operates under Church of Ireland management; his view of the cultural and local roles of such schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23994/13]

Fishing Industry Development

Joe McHugh

560. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ask his Department to engage with a fisherman who proposes to extend his interest in a fishery (details supplied) in County Donegal and if he will communicate directly with the person about this matter. [23693/13]

Fodder Crisis

Joe McHugh

567. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with reference to supports being provided by his Department to farmers who are afflicted by the fodder crisis, the supports that his Department is providing to farmers who operate small holdings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23793/13]

Aquaculture Development

Joe McHugh

568. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of May 2013, if he will update Dáil Éireann on BIM's engagement with stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23794/13]

Youth Services Provision

Joe McHugh

595. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will respond to concerns regarding funding challenges that are addressed in a submission (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23803/13]

Health Services Provision

Joe McHugh

648. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health with reference to available State supports for provision of services to adults who live with autism, if he will identify funding avenues that may be supportive of a programme of regular walking that would be available, for example, to a 58 year old persons with autism who lives with elderly parents; if the State will endorse the development of such programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24048/13]

School Staffing

Joe McHugh

121. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the concerns of a parent (details supplied) whose child is a student at a school in County Donegal that will undergo staffing changes in the 2013-14 academic year and if he will write to the parent regarding the matter. [23385/13]

Further Education and Training Programmes Eligibility

Joe McHugh

122. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address concerns that are set out in a submission (details supplied) which relates to the Further Education and Training Boards Bill [23395/13]

Garda Remuneration

Joe McHugh

202. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if new remuneration arrangements for An Garda Síochána will include a specific clause to facilitate greater flexibility for individual gardaí (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23575/13]

Property Services Regulatory Authority Remit

Joe McHugh

204. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice and Equality with reference to the new regulations governing livestock marts,the reason marts are required to have a licensed auctioneer as a committee member and as principal officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23454/13]

Medicinal Products Supply

Joe McHugh

253. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health his views on the decision by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics not to recommend reimbursement for Pirfenidone to patients with idopathic pulmonary fibrosis; if he will engage with the Irish Lung Fibrosis Association; if he will review a submission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23381/13]

Tourism Industry Issues

Joe McHugh

68. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his 32-county strategy for a lighthouse tourism trail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19160/13]

Proposed Legislation

Joe McHugh

226. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education and Skills with reference to the draft SOLAS Bill's definition of further education and training, if he will consider broadening the definition to include other systematic and deliberate learning undertaken by adults in a wide variety of settings and contexts, both formal and non-formal, in particular community education; if he will consider specifically naming Independent Community Education as a provider group within the legislation; if there is scope for modification of Section 7(h) and Section 7(h)2 to expressly address the training and upskilling needs of persons within and outside the labour market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22702/13]

Air Pollution

Joe McHugh

444. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with reference to the Air Pollution Act, if he will update Dáil Éireann on the impact of the new regulations on activity in the black market; if he will advise businesses that legitimately operate in this sector whose customer bases have heretofore been drawn from within and outside of the restricted area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22760/13]